Schistosoma mansoni: identification of a 46KDa antigen of the schistosomular surface by monoclonal antibody.

Autor: Toledo VP; Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da UFMG, Brasil., Tavares CA, Henriques SB, Nascimento E, Resende M
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo [Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo] 1994 May-Jun; Vol. 36 (3), pp. 199-204.
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46651994000300002
Abstrakt: An IgG2a subclass monoclonal antibody, C6G9, was obtained by immunization of BALB/c mice with Schistosoma mansoni egg antigens. With this monoclonal antibody, it was possible to identify a schistosomular antigen with a molecular weight of 46 kilodaltons (KDa), and its expression being evaluated by means of indirect immunofluorescence. The antigen persisted in the integument of the developing schistosomulum, for at least 96 hours post-transformation. The monoclonal antibody also reacted with the cercaria surface, but not with that of adult worm. The C6G9 was also able to mediate significant levels of cytotoxicity in the presence of complement for newly transformed schistosomula.
Databáze: MEDLINE